North Miami Beach condemns ‘unsafe’ condo, evacuates about 300 residents

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – North Miami Beach building and zoning department officials condemned Crestview Towers Condominium and ordered about 300 residents to evacuate Friday. Some families learned about it just hours before the midnight deadline. There were people just coming home from work. Some rushed to pack stuff in suitcases and garbage bags. They grabbed pets and plants. And by Friday night, about 150 residents didn’t have a place to go to. A white North Miami Beach Parks & Recreation bus and a trolley were parked outside of the condominium, at 2025 NE 164th St., in North Miami Beach.-- More...